Unit 6: Age of Jackson

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• A
• B
• C
• D

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by?

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation.
• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.
• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation.
• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce.

• Can a state regulate a federal agency.

• Can a state overturn a federal law.

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states.

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map below?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers.
• To gain access to important rivers.
• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British.
•  To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources.

What is the term for the forced march the Cherokee took following the Indian Removal Act?

• A. Journey of Death

• B. Trail of Tears

• C. Trail of Death

• D. Trail of Doom\

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

• the spoils system.
• Jacksonian democracy.
• mudslinging.
• a corrupt bargain.

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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move

• to Oklahoma
• to Florida
• to the Louisiana Purchase
• to Canada

The Trail of Tears refers to

• Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
• the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.

Supreme Court ruling that declared that only the federal government, and not the states, could enforce laws on the Indian Tribes

• Marbury v. Madison
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Scott v. Sandford
• Worcester v. Georgia

What caused the Nullification Crisis?

• AJ's practice of rewarding jobs to political supporters

• AJ's hatred of the National Bank

• A high tariff

• the lack of public schools the lack of public schools